R' Hayyim Obadyah wrote: <<But does this have anything to do with Masora?>> Nah. While we're sort of on the topic, http://mi.yodeya.com/q/7818/170 has another question that's been nagging at me about the wording of davening. It, too, is removed from the topic of this listserv, so I'm just posting the link, hoping someone here can help there. M. Hamm